Border Medicine: A Transcultural History of Mexican American Curanderismo
(Part of the North American Religions Series Series)
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Mexican
American folk and religious healing, often referred to as curanderismo, has been a vital part of life in the Mexico-U.S.
border region for centuries. A hybrid tradition made up primarily of indigenous
and Iberian Catholic pharmacopeias, rituals, and notions of the self, curanderismo treats the sick person with
a variety of healing modalities including herbal remedies, intercessory prayer,
body massage, and energy manipulation...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1479846325
ISBN13:9781479846320
Release Date:December 2014
Publisher:New York University Press
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.2"
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